Forbidden City, Golden Temple.
Chongzhen's mood these days is still very good, even because of his good mood, even the white hair on the temples is no longer so conspicuous, even since the Zhuozhou victory, he personally went to the Taimiao temple and beheaded. The Qing army's first-level capital has become the capital of Beijing, and the people visiting the capital are endless, and it has even become a scene of the capital.
The ministers of civil and military affairs, including those under the Great Highness, have also become more energetic, and their waists have been straightened out of nowhere.
After all, think about it. I think I am magnificent, the area is more than thousands of miles, but I was beaten by a mere tartar without fighting back, and it was burned, killed and looted everywhere in the hinterland of my Daming, like no one’s land, this feeling. It's terrible, but what about now
Including these few days, the scum who fled without a fight has been escorted to the capital by Jin Yiwei.
When Jin Yiwei first caught him, Gao Qiqian was relatively calm, but after the eunuch Wu was taken to the capital, he was disappointed. Originally, he still imagined that Chongzhen would miss his old love and would meet him, and then he would meet him again. Use that set of crying methods, so that you can escape.
However, the great eunuch who had harmed the country and the people was disappointed. Because he hated him for ruining the military, Chongzhen didn’t even see him. He directly ordered to be tried by the Dali Temple (equivalent to the current Supreme Court). After the conviction, he went directly to the gallows. The end of it.
Start diving, you old man, you did other things and I forgave you, but you shouldn't, you shouldn't, dare to make fun of the lives of soldiers! Actually dare to cruel my Xuanjia army! So I will never forgive you!
Chongzhen thought this way, and after a light sigh, he began the normal order of the day—he began to listen to the state affairs reported by the minister.
Of course, what he pays the most attention to is the latest battle report. After all, his pro-appointed First Under Heaven Army, including the first under heaven army as the core, is composed of the most elite army of Ming Dynasty, is in Shandong and other places and Tartar. The captives are fighting, this kind of concern...
Hey, there is no battle report today... Looking at your Highness Yang Sichang, a scholar of the Ministry of War and a scholar of the East Pavilion, there is no abnormal behavior. Chongzhen is a little disappointed, but he thinks again, it’s okay, maybe it’s just one time after he comes. What about a great victory
But at this moment, I suddenly heard a loud noise outside the hall, and there was already an army officer yelling, even his face was already full of uncontrollable ecstasy: "Great victory, great victory, Lu Du Great victory in the stone mountain, beheading the slave thief at level 11 thousand!"
"Great victory, great victory, great victory for the army of the camp! Nearly a thousand soldiers were captured, slaves, thieves, and soldiers! And there are really two people! The capture is nothing!"
"What!" At first, Chongzhen heard the noise outside the hall, and was still a little unhappy. How could someone be so ignorant! But after hearing the content of the words clearly, they all stood up directly from the dragon chair in excitement! As for the system and the like, I didn't care about it for a long time!
Of course, at this time, a little eunuch rushed over, and after receiving the good news from the soldier of the Ministry of War, it was delivered to Chongzhen, and after Chongzhen finished reading it, they all happily slapped down the dragon chair: "Okay. Good! It is such a great victory, so that our army has greatly increased the prestige!"
And after he saw Jiala Erzhen who had captured two Tartars alive, he laughed happily... And this is also obvious, the previous Zhuozhou victory, slave chief Dudu and those Jiala Erzhen ( The high-ranking generals in charge of the 1,500 Qing army), have not been beheaded to show the public, I did not expect that two more have been sent now!
We need to know how many Jiala Erzhen there are in Tarzi (excluding the Eight Banners of Mongolia, there are about fifty or sixty), but now, nearly ten have been captured alive! Is this the rhythm of Tarzi's senior generals who all come to the capital for meetings
As for the civil and military officials in the audience, everyone was even more happy after hearing the news! And after the previous Zhuozhou Victory (it has been verified by the patrol tea Yushi, there is no false report of military merit), they have no doubts about this Rocky Mountain Victory, and there is even a heartfelt thing. Pride... Haha, the little Tartar dare to deceive me, Daming! Today I will tell you to try it!
So all day today, the atmosphere of the entire Golden Luang Temple is exceptionally good... A small victory is inspiring countless people!
Only after the retreat, some people were very unhappy.
When Xue Guoguan, the head of the court, returned to his mansion, he walked back and forth in his study with a gloomy expression. Then he thought of the emperor’s happiness today, especially after he praised Yang Sichang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. Muttered: "Can't let him go on like this, otherwise, the old man's position as the first assistant will not be kept!"
This is also very obvious. Originally, Yang Sichang was Chongzhen’s heavy minister, and he was regarded as a strong opponent. But now, the Xuanjia Army is making great victories every day and every day. In this way, the holy servant Rilong will be his chief assistant. Can it be kept
Thinking about this, Xue Guoguan turned his sleeves up again, and took out a gift list that the concierge had just sent from it. This was a gift list from a merchant in the capital he had never heard of, and he hadn't met him. , But this gift list is unusually rich!
Judging from Xue Guoguan's tricky eyes, they are all worth nearly ten thousand taels! And with such a generous gift, his request was just a sentence, suppressing the Xuan Jia army!
Suppress the Xuanjia Army? Xue Guoguan just laughed... This is exactly the same as his purpose! You must know that Xue Guoguan is known for his greed for money, and he has even reached the point of buying and selling officials! (At the beginning, Zhang Xianzhong made a false surrender in Gucheng, but it was also achieved by giving him a heavy gift)
So now, of course there is no obstacle to accepting this generous gift! And it happened to be two things together! Of course, Xue Guoguan, as the prime minister of the dynasty (similar to the prime minister of later generations), was not a reckless person. He first thought about it carefully and came up with a valid reason before he was ready to start.
So after the early morning of the next day, he started playing in court, and then he started according to the strategy he thought of yesterday, and he was still very high-sounding. He first praised the performance of the army, such as how brave and invincible. and many more.
When Chongzhen was very happy, he just changed his tone and said that now that he has gained an advantage over Tarzi's South Army, but now Tarzi's North Army is raging in Beizhili, and the people are miserable. If so. , Why not mobilize a Ming army to get even greater victory
Xue Guoguan’s strategy was successful, and poor Chongzhen was fooled by him again. Xue Guoguan himself was a scholar of scholar background. The kind of literary talent was not mentioned. This memorial is very gorgeous... Then he drew a wonderful big picture for Chongzhen. cake.
Although Chongzhen was dizzy, he still thought of a question, that is, after the division of troops, will there be suspicion of weak strength, but Xue Guoguan said very clearly, now my Ming official army Lien Chan has won, indicating that the strength has been fully achieved. Above the Qing army! In addition, there is also the first army under the emperor's pro-appointment. This kind of combat power... So there is no need to worry about it. It is better to divide the troops in order to create more success!
Then after Xue Guoguan made a memorial like this, all of his party members also came out to second it. Although Yang Sichang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, felt inappropriate, but he was not very good at opposing it, because Xue Guoguan said very high-sounding... The people of Zhili are indifferent to the suffering, what do you intend to do
That being the case, Chongzhen thought about it and found it good, so he happily made a decrement and proceeded to promulgate it along with the decree of this entitlement camp. It was led by the reactivated old minister Sun Chengzong and led the 20,000 Guan Ning army under his original command, and immediately rushed to Beizhi. Li combat.
And after this result came down, Xue Guoguan was very proud... Haha, originally you had a 45,000 army, so naturally you have a large number of people and it is easy to win the battle! But now I can easily get rid of half of you, and then I will be watching you jumping!
And besides that, Xue Guoguan also has a trick. Of course, this only needs to be done secretly, and that is the ration of Khatah.
To know that the army is fighting outside, the most important thing is two points, one is food and the other is payment. Among them, the army pay was allocated by the Huhubu, and Hubu Shangshu and Yang Sichang had a good relationship, so he couldn't get in, but the food used by the army could make some articles.
It is important to know that the supply of military rations for fighting is usually provided by the governor of the combat area. It is impossible to transport grain from the household department all the way, but it happens that the governor of Shandong is his old and the relationship is very good, so Xue Guoguan will be with you. He greeted him privately and told him not to be so timely in the supply of rations, such as poor roads, encounters with bandits, and so on.
Anyway, in this year of catastrophe, it is very normal that food supply is not enough, and no one can pick a thorn! And in this way, he can get stuck in his throat again!
Even Xue Guoguan thought of this scene with a smug smile on his face... First divide your soldiers, and then get your food. If you can win the battle in this way, I will convince you!
Hengshui, the camping place, the atmosphere of the camp has been very good these few days. After the victory of this great victory is delivered, everyone is waiting for the imperial award, and the higher is the spirit of the generals. Now The situation is very good. After more than 10,000 members of the Qing army have been wiped out in one fell swoop, the Ming army has a clear advantage here.
Dorgon's original army of 25,000, now only has 14,000 people left, and the army of the camp has 45,000 people! Has taken the absolute initiative! So these days, I have desperately bitten behind the Qing army, preparing to give a decisive blow!
As for the invincible warriors of the Qing Dynasty, even under the leadership of the so-called prince Rui, I am afraid to fight, and can only flee all the way to avoid confrontation with the Ming army. Such a move makes the generals of the camp feel proud... Haha , Gou Danzi, you also have today!
But this comfort came to an abrupt end after the eunuch sent by the imperial court came to an abrupt end. Although the imperial court was not stingy this time, it also rewarded a large sum of gold and silver, and all the military merits obtained in the battle. Once recorded, they will be rewarded together after returning to the capital.
However, what they never expected was that they were accompanied by an order to transfer troops, that is, to order Sun Chengzong, the emperor of the Three Dynasties, to lead the Guan Ning Army to fight in Beizhili, that is to say, the original 45,000 army camp , Was cut in half by life!
This kind of decree is really unexpected for the generals in the camp, and some are even impatient. Just before the eunuch announced the decree, his back foot was already swearing... There is a traitor in the court!
And this is also very obvious. Although the camp army has achieved great successes one after another, it can only be achieved when the number of troops is dominant. In fact, the individual combat strength has not been significantly improved, but now, it has suddenly been transferred by half. What are you going to do next!
"Quiet and quiet!" Although the expression of Lu Xiangsheng, the coach of the camp, was ugly, as a loyal minister, he could only restrain his subordinates and did not dare to raise objections.
"Hey, brothers, we are leaving now." Since Lu Xiangsheng dare not object, who dares to resist? So in the afternoon, the five generals belonging to the Guanning Army, Cao Bianjiao, General Sergeant of Yutian, Wang Tingchen, General Sergeant of Qiantun Guard, Bai Guangen, General Sergeant of Jizhen, Tang Tong, General Sergeant of Miyun, and Ma Ke, General Sergeant of Shanhaiguan. Can only accompany Sun Chengzong, ready to start.
When these five generals left, they were still reluctant to give up. You must know that fighting side by side these days, they have forged a good fighting friendship, especially like General Cao Cao Bianjiao, the former military guard. Wang Yanchen waited. It was better to bow his head and worship the handle, but now, he is going to leave sadly.
"Let's go, let's go, I hope you will continue to be loyal to your country and achieve better results under the leadership of the old man!" Seeing that they were leaving, Lu Xiangsheng and others were very depressed, but they still had to say something against their intentions. .
After the 20,000 Guan Ning army left, and seeing the half-empty camp, the rest of the generals felt very depressed. As for the coach of the camp, Lu Xiangsheng, let alone, the so-called kill 1000 enemies, self-defeating Eight hundred, taking this great victory over the Rocky Mountains as an example, although beheaded more than 10,000 people, they lost nearly 4,000 people!
Therefore, after the Battle of the Rocky Mountains, there were only 45,000 people left in the camping coalition forces. Now they have left 20,000 people at once. The remaining 25,000 people are the 14,000 under the commander of Binu chief Dorgon. The gap is already It's not that obvious anymore, after all, not everyone has the combat power of the Xuanjia Army.
However, although Guan Ning's army is gone, life has to go on. Next, Lu Xiangsheng summoned the rest of the generals, that is, the all-in-one Xuanda three town reinforcements, and began to convene a military meeting: "Generals, you think I will What should the army do?"
"Enlighten to the governor, the final general thinks it can still fight! Even if the troops are divided, our army still has the advantage of numbers." At this time, the Shanxi general Hu Dawei stood up and said.
Unexpectedly, after Lu Xiangsheng listened, he sighed, and then he took a copy of the latest battle report and handed it to Hu Dawei: "You don’t know the old general, the East captives are no longer 14,000, and It's forty thousand people!"
"What?" Hu Dawei was shocked when he heard that, 40,000 people? How do you fight this? After hearing this number, the expressions of other generals also changed drastically... This is the increase that is terrible!
And Lu Xiangsheng saw their expressions in his eyes, and sighed softly: "According to the latest investigation report, I learned that the slave chief Dorgon was frustrated. The other army of slaves who were raging in Wuyi, Abba The Thai Ministry has already turned south, and it is estimated that there will be a day or so before they will be able to reunite with the slave chief Dorgon, and when the two armies of slaves and thieves converge, there will be only a lot more than 40,000."
"What?" The generals of the descending camp were really shocked. If they had only played against 15,000 people in Dorgon, although they did not have as big advantages as before, there were still some, but now? The situation has been completely reversed! Twenty-five thousand against the 40,000 Qing army, how can this fight? What made them even more depressed was that there were reinforcements after the defeat, but they had just split their troops out!
Well, seeing all the generals in the camp has an ugly face, and Lu Xiangsheng as the coach is even more bitter, but he knows that no matter how difficult it is, it is impossible to stop the soldiers without fighting. Otherwise, if you sit back and watch Dongnu attack the city Breaking the village, looting the people, the treacherous ministers in the DPRK will use this to make a fuss...
After all, these people are in the rear and don't know the actual situation on the front line. They only know that the army that has been raised with a lot of money does not dare to fight. They have not been able to use soldiers for thousands of days!
So after thinking about it, Lu Xiangsheng finally said: "Now, our army can only be used for tactics, and must not have a head-on battle with Dongnu! Anyway, there is no local government to provide the 40,000 Qing army hedgehogs. With the support of food and payment, their consumption is much larger than ours, so I guess they should not last long."
This is also very obvious. The purpose of the Tartars entering the customs is to grab money and people to grab food. In addition, they used Lien Chan to win the battle before, so every three thousand people are divided into one share (two Jiala). Come to attack the city and plunder the village, so the efficiency is very high.
But now a total of 40,000 hedgehogs are gathered in one place. Although they can still conquer states and counties, this efficiency is greatly reduced! In this way, it is estimated that the food they grabbed is not enough for 40,000 people! Not to mention that there are still Ming troops nearby as a containment, so now Lu Xiangsheng's idea is to fight with them and avoid wave wars! Fighting until Tarzi can't stand it anymore, and automatically redistributes, then there is a chance.
"Follow the orders of the governor." Hearing Lu Xiangsheng's words, the generals in the camp were relieved. If Lu Xiangsheng was completely foolish and loyal, let the whole army and the eastern captives fight a decisive battle (this time has this meaning in the plan). Then it's too late to cry! But now, it's okay.
It's just that Lu Xiangsheng still doesn't know that even if this continues, Tarzi's ration supply will indeed go wrong, but his ration supply will also go wrong!
What's more serious is that he didn't want to fight against Danzi, but as the situation developed, Danzi resorted to a vicious trick, forcing them to have to fight Danzi! (End of this chapter)